Vocab IV Flashcards by Amanda Dunker | Brainscape

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What is the definition for deride?

A

Express contempt for

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What is the definition for debacle?

A

A sudden failure, fiasco

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What is the definition for temerity?

A

Excessive confidence or boldness

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What is the definition for ennui?

A

Fell unsatisfied, lack of excitement

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What is the definition for abstain?

A

Restrain from doing or enjoying something

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What is the definition for haughty?

A

Arrogantly superior

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What is the definition for tenacious?

A

Tending to keep a firms hold of something

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What is the definition for acquiesce?

A

Accept something reluctantly but without protest

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What is the definition for lampoon?

A

Publicly critics by using irony, sarcasm

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What is the definition for cantankerous?

A

Bad tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative

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